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Avulsion vs Dislocation - What's the difference?

avulsion | dislocation |

As nouns the difference between avulsion and dislocation

is that avulsion is the loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma while dislocation is the act of displacing, or the state of being displaced.

avulsion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma
  • An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another
  • (hydrology) Movement of soil during a flood, or during a change in the course of a river, especially when a resulting change of land ownership is involved

    • Derived terms

    * avulsive

    dislocation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced.
  • (geology) The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata from the situation which they originally occupied. Slips, faults, and the like, are dislocations.
  • The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.
  • (materials ) A linear defect in a crystal lattice. Because dislocations can shift within the crystal lattice, they tend to weaken the material, compared to a perfect crystal.
  • (grammar)

    • See also

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    See also

    * ("dislocation" on Wikipedia)